Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of workshop
"The community center hosts weekly workshops on pottery, coding, and gardening for local residents."
In plain English: Workshops are hands-on sessions where people learn a skill by doing it themselves with help from an expert.
"The local community center offers free workshops on painting and pottery for everyone."
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of workshop
"She does not workshop her ideas until she has exhausted every possible alternative."
In plain English: To workshop something means to practice and improve it by trying out different ideas with others.
"The teacher asked us to workshop our speeches before the final presentation."
Derived from Old English weorc (meaning labor) and hūs (house), the term originally referred to buildings where manual work was performed. It evolved through Middle Dutch warkhuus before entering modern usage as a place for practical instruction or creation.